Glenbard Parent Series speaker to discuss shaping executive function skills in young children

On Wednesday, Nov. 2, the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "Roots of Success: Shaping Executive Function Skills in Early Childhood" with Stephanie Carlson. It will be offered at noon and 7 p.m. via Zoom.

Go to glenbardgps.org for further information and the link to these two webinars.

To be placed on a reminder list for GPS events or submit a question in advance, send an email to Gilda Ross, Glenbard District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at gilda_ross@glenbard.org.

Following instructions, staying focused and using self-control can be better predictors of future academic and social emotional success than traditional IQ tests.

These skills help children pay attention and control their thoughts, actions and feelings.

During the two webinars, Carlson will demonstrate how adults can foster reflection and executive function skills in early childhood to set up children for success in life.

Carlson is a McKnight University professor at the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota and is co-founder of Reflection Sciences, Inc. (for children) and Reflective Performance, Inc. (for adults). She is a recognized leader in the study of executive function.

The Glenbard Parent Series is generously sponsored by the Cebrin Goodman Center, Community Consolidated School District 93 Birth to 5 Coalition, Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE), College of DuPage, Duly Health and Care, Emmy Gaffey Foundation, Glenbard Early Childhood Collaborative, Kids Matter, Kiwanis Clubs of Division 9, Prevention Leadership Team of the DuPage County Health Department, Rosecrance Health Network, and Webb-Hutter Family Fund of DuPage Foundation.